USAP Continental Field Manual 2024 Version

USAP Continental Field Manual (2024)

The USAP Continental Field Manual brings together decades of first-hand field experience in Antarctica with the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). You may view the entire book by opening the link, or select individual chapters and sections utilizing the links below.

USAP Continental Field Manual (10.2MB)

Chapters

1. Front Cover and Table of Contents

   • Front Cover
   • Table of Contents

2. Program Information

   • U.S. National Science Foundation Introduction
   • Emergency Management
   • Emergency Numbers For Central Communications
   • Field Emergency Response
   • Planning
   • Field Planning Chcecklists
   • Field Camp Procedures
   • Survival Bags
   • Environmental Guidelines

3. Risk Management

   • Defining Risk Management
   • Risk Management Process
   • Practical Risk Management In The Field
   • Positive Work Environment
   • Self-Care and Stress Management
   • Staying Warm
   • Clothing and Hygiene

4. Communications

   • Regional Travel Communication Requirements
   • Field Camp Communication Requirements
   • NSF McMurdo Station Vicinity Communications Systems
   • Deep Field to NSF McMurdo Station

5. Field Gear

   • Shelters
   • Erecting Tents
   • Emergency Shelters
   • Stoves and Heaters
   • Sleds
   • Snowmobiles, Generators, and Portable Field Power Systems

6. Weather and Sea Ice

   • Antarctic Weather and Forecasting
   • Setting Up a Weather Observation Site
   • Weather Reporting Sheet
   • Calling In a Weather Observation
   • Sea Ice Assessment

7. Aircraft and Cargo

   • Overview
   • Cargo Procedures
   • Shipping Numbers
   • Hazardous Cargo
   • Frozen Food
   • Fixed-Wing Aircraft Operations and Camp Procedures
   • Helicopter Operations and Camp Procedures
   • Helicopter Safety Guidelines

8. References

   • Knots
   • Wind Chill Chart
   • Weights and Cubes of Common Items
   • Time and Temperature Conversion
   • Maps